apple seeds
Fruit's hidden offspring
Apple seeds are the small, dark brown seeds found in the core of an apple.
They contain amygdalin, which releases cyanide when metabolized—though the amount in a few seeds is harmless.
Children are often warned not to eat them.
The folk belief that swallowed seeds will sprout inside you is a common childhood fear.
- cyanide poisoningToxic oxygen-blocking condition
- Johnny AppleseedLegendary American tree-planting pioneer
- pipFruit seed or dot
- coreCentral essential portion
- kernelSeed or essential core
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- cyanogenicshydrogen cyanide, cyanide
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